 | Jonathan Eastwood - 1866 - 588 pages
...in the midst. Bacon, Ess. XLVI. p. 189, Goings, sb. (Job xxxiv. 21 ; Ps. Ixviii. 24, &c.) Movements. For these winding, and crooked courses, are the goings...goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. Bacon, Ess. I. p. 3. Good, sb. (i Chr. xxix. 3). Goods, possessions; A.-S. g6d in the same sense. For... | |
 | rev Andrew Cameron - 1867 - 784 pages
...dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold :md silver, which may make the metal work the better,...as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when be inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 pages
...dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better,...There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame ns to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 586 pages
...is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embascth it; for these winding and crooked courses are the...as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he incurred the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gifld and silver, which may make the metal work better, but it embaseth it : for these winding and...and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so [17] It is remarkable that in modern times square is used in the place of round, to indicate the same... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...Like It. CLEAR and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it : for these windings and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent; which goeth basely upon the belly and not... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 458 pages
...that Mixture of Falshood, is like Allay in Coyne of Gold and Silver; which may make the Metall worke the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding,...as to be found false, and perfidious. And therefore MounB2 ' ' taigny saith prettily, when he enquired the reason, why the word of the Lie, should be such... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...is like " allay " (alloy) in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, hut it embaseth it. For these •winding and crooked courses...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie (the imputation of a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...make the metal work the better, but it embaseth3 it ; for these winding and crooked courses are fie goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the...and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth BO cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...and the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it — is the sovereign good of human nature.' ' There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious? This holds good when falsehood is practised solely for a man's private advantage : but, in a zealous... | |
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To pass from theological and philosophical truth to the truth of civil business : it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like allay in... 
